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Before Super Bowl 50 even began, William Hill had released odds for each divisional winner for the 2016-17 NFL Season. Months later in April, Sportsbook.com became the first offshore oddsmaker to release odds for all eight NFL division winners. Although they are typically known for offering prop bets with prohibitive juice, these props were actually offered…

The 2016 Republican National Convention started on Monday night and Donald Trump was formally nominated as the party’s nominee with Mike Pence as his running mate. Pence will give his vice presidential acceptance speech on Wednesday, and the stakes will be high since many voters are still unfamiliar with the Indiana governor. Pence’s selection came…

For years I have been inundated with questions regarding the most valuable players in the league. Whenever a star player suffers an injury, readers demand to know what type of effect their absence will have on the point spread. In the past, we have found that elite quarterbacks are worth roughly 6-points to the spread,…

There are certain hackneyed terms that are used so often that they seemingly lose all meaning. For sports bettors, “sharp money” is one of these terms and it is frequently used when breaking down line movement. When discussing sharp money, we are typically focusing on large wagers made by single individuals or betting syndicates. To…

After decades of attempting to land a professional sports franchise, Las Vegas has finally accomplished their goal. On June 22, the NHL officially approved expansion to Las Vegas starting in the 2017–18 season. Now comes the next big question…what will be the team’s nickname? Exactly one week after Vegas was awarded an expansion franchise, Sports Interaction…

For years there has been a popular axiom that bettors should take favorites early and underdogs late. This theory is rooted in psychology since casual bettors prefer taking winning teams, and overwhelmingly put their money on favorites. Oddsmakers can accurately anticipate one-sided action from public bettors, and they react by shading lines to force “square” bettors…